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Monday, October 4, 2010

Well, who would have thought that the nasturtiums would look somewhat better in October than they did in September? But who would have thought that August and September would be as hot and dry as they were either? The ability of plants to cope in various extreme conditions is one of the wonders of life in the gardening world.

'Spitfire' is chugging right along, still blooming, if not growing taller by much. I expect it to continue until we have a hard freeze. We've yet to experience the first frost of the season, although it was predicted last night. It's on tap for tonight, too, and it just might happen this time. We'll see how things fare in the garden.

The nasturtiums are somewhat protected by a native white mulberry overhead, although it doesn't have any branches lower than 6-7 feet above ground level. I keep it trimmed so that things on the south side receive mostly full sun throughout the day, but it still should help keep some heat around the plants beneath its branches.

I wonder what I'll have to report when the first of November gets here...

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Ooh, sounds like it's getting close. My morning glory is chugging along looking better than ever. With cooler day the flowers last a lot longer, into the late afternoon even. During the hot summer it wouldn't last longer than 11 AM.

The nasturtiums in our children's school garden all of a sudden filled out again. I think its the cooler weather. The older blooms dropped seeds which have grown and we tell the kids they are babies and the big plants are mommas.

You've seen my "extra" nasturtium I got out of my seed pack, and when I saw yours earlier in the season I wondered if we had gotten the same one. But looking at your again I see that we got different ones.

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